So we're working on our invites for the wedding. And what could be better than getting those invites in hand-written calligraphy? How about getting it absolutely free?
We were, and still are in a way, going to use the good 'ol computer to print up the invites. So I downloaded a bunch of fonts to try out. They look good, but... it's just so computer-y. The letters aren't connected, and there's no nuance to the text. So I thought, well, I'll just call a few calligraphy companies. How much can it cost them to write ONE invite? We can then take that one invite, scan it into the computer and print it out on the invites.
Well, it turns out that one invite (called a template), costs upwards of $250 dollars. F that.
We went out this weekend and I bought a calligraphy set. The example above is from my first attempt ever to write in calligraphy. It's not easy, but it's not impossible. And I only have to do it perfect once. It's not like I'm hand-writing each envelope... yet.
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